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Greetings!
We hope that you were on board for our September
issue and the rollout of a new format for our
S/P2 Newsletter. Our October issue
contains a lot of meaningful content that you can
use in your everyday work environment. From testing
to mercury switch removal, be sure to read it all.
As you know, this newsletter is open to feedback
from you and your employees or students so please
let us know by contacting us at info@sp2.org with
your comments.
Regards,
RODNEY K. ENLOW
Director, Auto Industry Relations
Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair
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S/P2 Sets Testing Record in September |
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The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair
experienced record usage of its S/P2 e-learning
program in the month of September.
More than 520,000 S/P2 tests were taken during the
month. This total includes users at automotive
repair facilities, as well as students at automotive
training programs at career/technical schools that
have free access to the courses, according to Robert
G. Stewart, CCAR President. Over 95% of the tests
were recorded from school accounts.
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OSHA Issues Guidance for
New Hexavalent Chromium Standard |
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) has issued safety and health guidance to help
small businesses comply with the Agency's new
hexavalent chromium(Cr(VI)) standard. The guidance
document includes requirements for general industry
[including automotive refinishing facilities], as
well as construction and shipyards.
"This new resource is aimed at helping small
businesses comply with the new standards, while
helping them reduce the risk to employees
potentially exposed to these compounds," said OSHA
Administrator Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
The guide describes the steps that employers are
required to take to protect employees from hazards
associated with exposure to Cr(VI). It is divided
into sections that address the major provisions of
the standards, and follows the same organization as
the corresponding paragraph of the standards.
However, the guide provides more detail than the
standards to help employers better understand the
requirements.
Click here
to read the complete OSHA announcement regarding the
guidance document.
CCAR previously posted a summary document on the new
Cr(VI) standard following its publication in the
Federal Register on Feb. 28, 2006. Click here
to read the summary document.
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Add S/P2 to Your Web Site |
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Shops and schools using S/P2 to train technicians
and students are invited to display the graphic seen
at left on your company or school web site. To find
out more, contact Jennifer Penland at
1-888-772-3535.
S/P2 is provided free of charge to automotive
training programs across the U.S., and more than
2,000 schools are currently enrolled. Is your school
- or a school you work with - signed
up yet for S/P2? Call toll-free to 1-888-772-3535
to
enroll.
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S/P2 Meeting Topic:
Making the Business Case for Safety |
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) haslaunched a new topics page on its Web
site aimed at demonstrating that investment in
workplace safety and health makes good business
sense.
"Making the Business Case for Safety and Health," a
new Safety and Health Topic, is a product of several
Alliances with OSHA, including the American
Industrial Hygiene Association, American Society of
Safety Engineers, National Federation of Independent
Business, among others. Information on the page
focuses on how a comprehensive safety program can
help an employer save money and improve business.
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State Spotlight: New York State DEC |
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The New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation exists to: "conserve, improve, and
protect New York State's natural resources and
environment, and control water, land and air
pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety
and welfare of the people of the state and their
overall economic and social well being."
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